Today, the Ottawa Music Industry Coalition has announced nominees for the fifth annual Capital Music Awards, which take place on May 16 at Bronson Centre Music Theatre.
Heading the list with five nods is Pony Girl, followed by Beau Nectar, with four. Other multiple nominees include Grey Brisson, Mimi O’Bonsawin, The Commotions, JOLY and Hannah Vig.
Voting is now open for award categories such as Single of the Year and Video of the Year (vote here). Other highly-coveted award categories, such as Album of the Year and Group of the Year, are selected by a jury of Canadian music industry members.
The evening will be hosted by JUNO Award-winning Ottawa artist Angelique Francis, with performances by the Angelique Francis Band, Pony Girl, Amanda Rheaume, J Morris and LeFLOFRANCO. Four-piece funk band The Lionyls will hold it down as the house band for the night, with music direction from Brian Asselin of The Commotions.
The nominees for the 2024 Capital Music Awards are:
Live Music Venue of the Year (VOTE HERE)
- The Brass Monkey
- Bronson Centre Music Theatre
- Club SAW
- LIVE! on Elgin
- Rainbow Bistro
- Red Bird
Video of the Year (VOTE HERE)
- Almiros – “Boîte de Pandore/Vulgaire”
- Beau Nectar – “Buds”
- High Waters – “Strange Love”
- Jessica Pearson and the East Wind – “Row”
- LeFLOFRANCO – “SONNER L’ALARME”
- The New Hires – “New York City”
- Pony Girl – “Laff It Off”
Live Music Curator of the Year (VOTE HERE)
- Carissa Klopoushak – Chamberfest
- Debaser – Pique
- Fiddles on the Rideau Festival
- Pearly Pouponneau – Pearly Media
- Sharlène Clarke – Hors Pair Social
- Shawn Scallen – Spectrasonic
- The Space Between
- Stacie Sivyer – The Rainbow
Newcomer of the Year (VOTE HERE)
- Beau Nectar
- F!TH
- Grey Brisson
- Hannah Vig
- James Gibson
Single of the Year (VOTE HERE)
- Country Club Pool Boy, Sister Amaru – “Nothing Sweet”
- Double Experience – “This is War”
- JOLY – “Ça tourne encore”
- MaCMuwsA – “AINT TOO MANY”
- Pony Girl – “Laff It Off”
- Les Rats d’Swompe – “Dans l’cabanon”
- Zach Diamond – “Moves”
Album of the Year
- The Commotions – Volume III
- JOLY – DEUIL
- Mikhail Laxton – Mikhail Laxton
- Mimi O’Bonsawin – Boréale
- Pony Girl – Laff It Off
Solo Artist of the Year
- Grey Brisson
- Jessie Simmons
- Melissa Lamm
- Mimi O’Bonsawin
- Zach Diamond
Group of the Year
- Beau Nectar
- The Commotions
- F!TH
- Les Rats d’Swompe
- School House
Songwriter of the Year
- N’nerjie – “Tug of War”
- Pascal Huot (Pony Girl) – “Wannabe”
- Hannah Vig – “Juliet”
- Anthony Brisson (Grey Brisson) – “Nobody!”
- Mimi O’Bonsawin – “Willow”
Best Production and Arrangements
- Beau Nectar – “On fera la fête”
- The Commotions – “Feel The Commotion”
- Doressa – “Curtains”
- Ken Yates – “Consolation Prize”
- Pony Girl – “Laff It Off”
- Valvehead – “Corrosive”
Music Educator of the Year
- Danah-Lee Krieger – More Than A Song Studios
- Danielle Allard
- Jacynthe Dupont
- Marc-Antoine Joly
- Sherryl Fitzpatrick – Sherryl Fitzpatrick’s School of Music
Sound Engineer of the Year
- David ”Quest” Leclerc
- Nick Schofield
- Nicolas Séguin
- Stefan Jurewicz
- Steve Foley
Voting closes on April 11, 2024. For more information about the Capital Music Awards and to stay updated on announcements regarding nominees, performers, and ticket availability, please visit ottawamic.com/cma.
